I agree that the interpretation is far too strict. For what we copy and for our use in genealogy, most should not have issues.
Having said this, we could run afoul depending on how the material is used and its impact on the copyright owner's ability to make money from their work. An example might be copying a several key pages of a book and posting to Ancestry.com where ancestry "sells" access to the pages through their pay wall. While the original use for scholarly work may fit the fair use doctrine ( http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html ), the fact that Ancestry is profiting might be an issue. Number of pages or amount is not always a measure used. Also keep in mind that the "container" of the information makes a difference. Taking names and dates is factual information and, depending on circumstances, should not have a copyright issue. Copying book images has a much higher potential to run afoul of copyright law than using the raw information. Here is another great article on copyright in today's Wall Street Journal. Sorry, Writers, but I'm Siding With Google's Robots http://on.wsj.com/1ebhRHI Bill > On Feb 8, 2014, at 9:22 AM, Marilyn Thompson <mari...@jmtmlt.com> wrote: > > I do not chime in too often, but this article from "Legal Genealogists" is > not fully correct. The large "library" does have scanners, with copyright > notices posted next to them. > > As a genealogist by degree (BA), there is a % of a copyrighted book that can > be copied. I am away from my information right now, but if memory serves me > right it is about 20% of a book may be copied. > > It is not a problem to copy a few pages of a book, so do not panic if you > have made copies. > > Marilyn > > > > >> On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 7:27 AM, Richard Francis Pimentel >> <rfrancispimen...@comcast.net> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> >> >> This is worth knowing about something to consider when we start making >> copies. >> >> >> >> http://goo.gl/vZZlVb >> >> >> >> >> >> Rick >> >> >> >> Richard Francis Pimentel >> >> Spring, TX >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail >> (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right >> that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
